Clothes-line hook.



No. 835,971. EATENTED NOV. 13, 1906. E'. MILLER. CLOTHES LINE HOOK. APPLIUATION FILED FEB.20.1906.

UNITE) EDVARD MILLER, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTH ES-LINE HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 20, 1906. Serial No. 302,113.

videa novel form of hook for clothes-linesl which will retain the line in a taut condition while clothes are suspended therefrom.

Another obj ect of this invention is to provide a clothes-line holder by which a line may be detachably connected, the holder being constructed whereby it can be easily and quickly manipulated to retain a clothes-line in a taut condition.

A further object of this invention is to provide a clothes-line holder which will be eX- tremely simple in construction, strong and durable, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and referring to the drawings accompanying this application like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout both views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved clothes-line holder, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

To put my invention into practice, I construct my improved clothes-line holder of a body portion 1 and a resilient pivoted arm 2, to which the end of a clothes-line 3 is detachably connected.

by screws, nails, or the like fastening means. The plate is provided with an outwardly-eX- tending support 6, the end of which is provided with an upwardly-extending post 7. The support beneath the post is provided with a lug 8, which is adapted to support the resilient arm 2 when in a lowered position. The post is provided with outwardly-extending pins 10 10 on its one side.

The resilient arm 2 is pivotally connected to the support 6 by a pin 11. The arm is preferably made of sheet-steel, which is twisted and bent to form a hook-shaped end 12.

In practice the end of the clothes-line 3 is provided with a loop 15, which is placed in engagement with the hook-shaped end 12 of the arm 2, at which time the clothes are placed upon the line 3. After the clothes have been suspended thereon the pivoted resilient arm 2 is moved upwardly and slightly sprung 'outwardly until it passes the pins 10 10 of the post 7, when it is permitted to recede'and engage behind said pins. The position of the resilient arm 2 in an elevated position is illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, where it will be observed that the arm may be supported in two positions. The positioning of the arm as shown in Fig. 2 retains the clothes-line in a taut condition and prevents the clothes suspended from the line from engaging the ground and becoming soiled.

The novel construction which l have employed in connection with my improved holder permits of the clothes being easily placed in engagement with the clothes-line, after which operation the arm ,can be swung upwardly'to hold the line and the clothes in an elevated position.

Such changes in the construction and oper- A ation of my improved clothes-line holder as are permissible by the appended claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A clothes-line hook comprising a supporting-plate, an arm projecting outwardly from ber adapted .to rest upon the sai-d pins, or said supporting-plate, provided at its outer l said lug7 substantially as described. lo end with a vertically-extending arm, a lug on In testimony whereof I affix-my signature the bottom of said vertically-extending arm, l in the presence of two witnesses.

a plurality of iXed pins extending outi EDWARD MILLER. wardly from said Vertical arm, and a resilient l Witnesses:

l hook-shaped .member pivotally mounted on t A. J. HUNTER,

said first-named arm, said hook-shaped mem- HERMAN WILLIAMS. 

